I feel like i am gonna get sick. It's either the heat or i "gam tio" from the fan blowing at me as i was eating ice cream at Island Creamery just now :P Yum yum...Nutella ice cream is sooo nice.
Serene, Joanne & i started our training at 4.30pm from BT Visitors' Centre. I am usually nestled in the comforts of an air-conditioned office at this time & my trgs are hardly scheduled at such hours. Geez...the weather was reli hot. I'm glad i am not a construction worker. It was a mere 5min walk from the bus stop but that was enough to make me perspire like crazy. Chu joined us today.
Thankfully, most of the bikers were done for the day. We only bumped into 2 bikers at the start. I got tired even before i hit MacR...at the Dairy Farm Quarry stretch. It's not the legs but the body...and perhaps a lot of the mind too. My focus was also bad. Tripped & nearly fell...smtg that hasn't happened for a long time.
Me snacking on Nature Vally Apple Crisp while nua-ing at Dairy Farm
I really look like a hamster eh?
Took 5 at the road leading to MacR. Once we crossed that barricade that starts the trail to MacR, i whined. Serene gotta push me from behind to complete the many upslopes that laid ahead. We took another 5 at ranger station. Somehow, i felt better after that. Maybe i knew the route was easier and there was only 5km left. Was able to run throughout to the end...tho not fast. We finished at slightly under 2 hours at 6.28pm. Joanne, despite nursing a knee injury, was able to come in 2 min behind us.
Been feeling lazy to push...weirdly, for distances more than 10km. On contrary, my timings for short distances got better...as in i am able to keep the past few 5kms at my improved pace. However once i hit beyond 10km, i find it harder to maintain the pace. I tend to want to slip back into my usual comfy pace.I reckon i just have to endure the "pain" & push my threshold further. Oh ya...i got inspired while watching the Olympics gymnastic comp on the bus. There was this guy who did fancier moves than his opponent but with lesser grace. I thought...better the simple things first. The rest will fall in place :)
